"Thank goodness for all the amazingly brave and skilled emergency services workers who have helped keep us safe from the bushfire at Molesworth. Helicopters have been collecting water from our dam to bomb the fire just over the ridge to the west of us. The winds have been changing direction suddenly. The bucket of this chopper became caught in the canopy of a gum tree. Knowing there had been a helicopter crash 2 days prior whilst firefighting just up the hill we watched in with great concern. Amazingly the pilot was able to disentangle without mishap and resume his task. I am in awe!"

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Posted Feb-16-2013 By

av8rdav

Comment of user 'mattrd' has been deleted by author (after account deletion)!

These guys are insanely talented pilots, the posters here who say he shouldn't have snagged the bucket in the first place have never flown in a situation like this. Most of these guys are ex-military and they love what they do.

Posted Feb-15-2013 By

pecotrain

Comment of user 'Jersey_Devil' has been deleted by author (after account deletion)!

@Jersey_Devil That is not a high pressure situation... Thats called "fun" disguised as volunteer emergency services work. You're just happy somebody will pay for a UH-1H and let you fly it. I'd take that job in a heartbeat if I knew there wasn't already a line.